Month: November 2016

As we roll into the new year, a few quick tips on how to Copy and Paste will save you time. In the following video you will see how to: Find the place in a Word document where you were editing the last time you worked on the document.(Shift+ F5 (Mac and PC)) Move… continue reading »

The forum activity allows students and teachers to exchange ideas by posting comments as part of a ‘thread’. Files such as images and media maybe included in forum posts. The teacher can choose to rate forum posts and it is also possible to give students permission to rate each others’ posts. Explore the forum settings…. continue reading »

When developing an online course, either as a standalone or as part of a blended learning programme that includes a face-to-face component, it is important to consider how that online component will be used by the student. As you prepare for 2017, think about these five considerations for designing a course online. 1. Integration and… continue reading »

Join the free, open, short, online, course: The 12 Apps of Christmas. For 12 (weekdays) learn about a different mobile app, how it is being used by an educator, and how their students reacted to the app.

This first post of With Students in Mind presents practical teaching tip #1: Design your course with students in mind Buzz words in higher education are “flipped classroom”, “active engagement”, and “student-centred” but what do they mean? In essence, they mean that students do most of the talking and thinking during class time rather than… continue reading »